Try Ubuntu 9.10 with VMWare Player in 10 minutes!
Thursday, 26 November 2009
You’re curious and want to try Ubuntu, but you don’t want to mess up you’re computer or deal with the hassle of installing a new operating system? The you should try Ubuntu with the latest VMWare Player.
To experience a full install of Ubuntu in a virtual machine, you just have to follow these steps:
- download and install VMWare player
- download Ubuntu 9.10
- launch VMWare Player, then File -> Create a new virtual machine
- select “Installer disc image file”, and browse to the location of your ubuntu download (might be ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso)
- next, fill in the screen for your account creation (Full Name, Username and password)
- next choose the location of the virtual machine files
- and then finish the installation!
VMWare Easy install will perform Ubuntu installation with the account you provided. At the end it will restart the virtual machine, and you will be prompted to enter your credentials (username/password you provided before) to install the VMWare tools.
And that’s about it! 10 minutes after, you’ve got Ubuntu running in your virtual machine! Pretty slick I think.
